honeydew

(hŭn'ē-dū', -dyū')
n.

1. A sweet sticky substance excreted by various insects, especially aphids, on the leaves of plants.
2. A sweet exudate similar to honeydew on the leaves of plants.
3. A honeydew melon.

The sweet sticky material secreted by aphids and other sap-sucking insects.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh
  Synonym: honeydew melon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - honningdug

Nederlands (Dutch)
honingdauw, suikermeloen, in stroop gedrenkte tabak

Français (French)
n. - melon d'Espagne, miellat

Deutsch (German)
n. - Honigtau

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μελίτωμα, ποικιλία πεπονιού, καπνός για μάσημα που έχει γλυκανθεί με μολάσσα

Italiano (Italian)
mielata, tabacco conciato con melassa, melone bianco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - substância (f) doce de plantas, substância (f) doce de insetos, tipo de melão (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
медвяная роса, нектар, соусированный табак

Español (Spanish)
n. - variedad de melón dulce

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - honungsdagg, (slags) sirapsfuktad tobak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
甜液, 甘露

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 甜液, 甘露

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단물, 감로, 감로 담배

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 糖液, 蜜, 甘露たばこ, 甘露

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المن, مائيه تنعقد على الشجر عسلا وتجف كالصمغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טל דבש, טבק ממותק, מלון ירוק מתוק‬

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